Originally posted by BaM*BaM
I am not sure if many people from the South, including many of our own Southern white colored VX brothers, are even capable of understanding racial slurs, when they make them. The level of claimed 'ignorance' to this negative term "ricer", is either truly amazing, or completely dishonest.

The term "Ricer," is a derogatory slur on the people of this world who make use of "rice" as the main part of their daily diet.
It is carries the same damning negative racial cut to orientals, as the term of "nigger" carries for black people. (another term, that I am sure that many of our VX white colored Southern brothers here, are equally VERY familiar with.)
I have never heard of this. I am not from the south, but lived in Atlanta for 3 years and still own a home in Alpharetta. I have never heard of this term. I wasn't sure what it meant, so I didn't vote at all.

Being an half African (Nigerian to be exact) and half African-American and being a little older, I felt I was well versed in all types of racial slurs. I was not only the first African-American child to attend my first elementary school in Northboro Mass (in the early 70s), I was one of only 40 students of color in a student body of 1100 at Phillips Exeter Academy, a NH prep school in the 80s. Long before the political correctness of this day. I thought I had heard it all.

Yet still I must unfortunately claim ignorance as well. So from my standpoint it is not too far fetched that there may indeed be genuine ignorance in the word's connotation.

I think a benefit of the doubt might be appropriate here. If no offence was meant, then, this time, let none be taken...